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Do you ever try a new technique and think, “This is way too much work for not much payoff”? That’s exactly how I felt when I first looked at the idea of hand-stitching on this big leaf die cut from Stampin’ Up!’s Gather Together Suite. Honestly, I thought it seemed a little silly and way too time-consuming—especially…
Create backgrounds to use for Autumn cards with the Autumn Expressions stamp set and dies, part of Stampin’ Up!’s Splendid Autumn Suite. The Textured Timber stamp set (found in the Online Exclusives) is perfect for coordinating with this bundle! All the different textured stamps will make great backgrounds. Stamping images behind sentiments also make a…
Create a lovely watercolored background easel card with the Textured Floral stamp set and dies. Start with some watercolor paper and use a Water Painter to brush water all over the paper. Then little bit by little bit add some drops of Pool Party ink on the paper and brush to fill the whole paper,…
I love making starry sky backgrounds using ink, blending brushes and a bit of splatter! It’s so fun to experiment with different colors and see how they turn out. I chose Starry Sky (of course!) and Orchid Oasis ink for this background. For the splatter I used the Stampin’ Spritzers to spritz some water on…
Create a two color background card with the Best Butterflies stamp set and Build a Butterfly Dies which are part of the Butterfly Kisses Suite. Use the Dots & Spots die to create a template. Use the template to color in with Parakeet Party. Shift the template to the right and then color with Fresh…